Pressing device



June 1942- J. J." GETGEY 2,288,277

rngssme DEVICE Filed net. 25, 1939 BY W-/-% WVWMCATTORNEYS Patented June 30, 1942 UNITED STATES ATNT OFFICE 3 Claims. (o1. 219-21) This invention relates to improvements in devices for creasing garments and other textile articles, and is particularly directed to the improvement of small portable hand tools or pressers of the nature disclosed in patents to Bellman No. 1,889,432 issued November 22, 1932, and 1,959,047 issued May 15, 1934.

The hand tools, previously patented, have been constructed essentially for creasing trousers without removing the garment from the wearer. Moreover they have been designed particularly for use with the garment engaged between blades of the device and therefore, have been generally confined to the creasing of trousers. It will be observed, accordingly, that the sale of the articles has been largely for male use.

It has'been the object of the present inventor to provide a device of this character having the same utility as the structures of the above mentioned patents but including means whereby the device may be used as a flat iron for pressing'fiat articles, particularly womens articles of wearing apparel. Since the device, as constructed, is in the nature of a small portable tool, it can be carried quite easily in a traveling case and conveniently used in hotels, Pullman cars etc. This improvement has been incorporated without interfering in any way with the efliciency of the device for creasing purposes. The concept, therefore, has taken form in the structure of one of the creasing blades wherein it presents an unobstructed flat outer surface usable in the same manner as the conventional flat iron. It will be understood that it is also within the contemplation of the invention to provide a new arrangement of parts for pressing flat articles irrespective of the creasing device.

It has been a further object of the present inventor to provide an arrangement of the creasing blades whereby the blades are more conveniently applied to the garment to be creased. That is to say, the garment is more easily inserted between the blades and the device is moved more easily along the garment being creased.

Also, it has been an object of the invention to provide a structure, the parts of which are quickly and efficiently' assembled, making it possible to produce the device in high speed production. Toward this end, the parts, when assembled, become interlocked and the structure is completed without the use of extraneous fastening elements. Furthermore, a heating arrangement is provided whereby the device is electrically heated through a coil disposed along the connected edge of the blades and supplied with electricity entering through the handle.

Other objects and certain advantages will be more fully apparent in the description of the drawing in which:

Figure 1 is the side elevation of the device looking toward its flat pressing side.

Figure 2 is a side view looking toward the other side of the device, certain of the parts being broken away to show the arrangement of the heating elements.

Figure 3 is a view of the flat pressing blade element before assembly.

Figure 4 is a side view of the other blade before assembly.

Figure 5 is a side View of the twoblades assembled.

Figure 6 is an end view of Figure 5.

- Figure 7 is a sectional view taken on line '|-l, Figure 2.

In order to provide a pressing device having the double utility heretofore outlined, one of the blades is pressed out of sheet metal to provide a flat outer surface having no obstructions of any sort. This blade element is indicated at l0 and the flat surface at l I. The edge of the blade to be attached is rolled to provide a tube indicated at IL This tube is round, with the exception of the flat side. It is not completely closed, leaving a split or slot l3 between its end and the inner side of the fiat wall.

Furthermore, the tubular portion extends beyond the body of the blade at one end, providing an attaching shank l4 inserted in the handle l5.

This shank is extended with its axis slightly at an angle to the axis of the tubular portion, whereby when the handle is in position, there is space between the handle and the garment being creased.

The other blade element I6 is pressed to provide a'portion I'l adapted to lie fiat against the other blade and to be slid axially into the tube through the slot 13 (see Figure 5). From this abutment the blade l6 flares gradually from the blade l0 so that a sharp creasing corner I8 is provided parallel with the axis of the tube but spaced therefrom.

It will be noted that the outer edges I9 of the blades of the device along the throat are inclined with respect to the tube. It has been found that it is much easier to insert the garment between the blades when the corner is presented to the garment with the edges l9 inclined away from the edge of the garment. The corner of the blade 16 as well as its edges, are flared outwardly as at 20.

The blade [6 includes a teat 2| which engages the inturned edge 22 of the tube within the same to prevent outward displacement of the outer end of the blade when assembled (Figure 6). A slight projection 23 on the inner edge of the blade I6, engaging the inner wall of the tube, spaces the blade so as to dispose the spur 24 slightly beyond the outline of the shank l4. Therefore, when the handle is engaged upon the shank, this spur cuts into the wood of the handle under the ferrule 25 and prevents rotation of the handle.

In the meantime, in the assembly the tubular heating element generally shown at 25 has been inserted into the tube and the wires 21, passing through the longitudinal passageway 28 of the handle, have been attached to the heating unit as at 29. The tab or end closure portion 30 is bent into position closing the end of the tube and preventing outward displacement of the blade [6.

The shank I4 includes a series of circumferentially arranged apertures 3! close to the body of the blade. These apertures provide a reduction in the mass of the metal between the heating unit and the handle and thus prevent to some extent the passage of heat to the handle. Furthermore, they are in the nature of vents permitting some escape of the heat at this point.

Thus it is provided that the device presents a flat side for pressing flat articles and blades arranged for creasing articles. The assembly is accomplished without the use of extraneous fastening means since the act of closing the tab 7 30 and engaging the handle upon the shank l4 locks the blades together.

When the operator applies the device to the articles to be creased, the outer edges of the blades are non-parallel to the edge of the trousers and the trouser is slipped conveniently into the creasing corner of the device indicated at l8.

Having described my invention, I claim:

1. A creasing device, comprising, a blade having a tubular margin rolled back against the body of the blade, a second blade having its margin inserted between the rolled margin of the first blade and having a portion lying against the first blade, an ear on the tubular margin at one end for closing the tube, an obstruction on the second blade engaged within the rolled margin, a spur extending substantially parallel with the axis of the tubular margin but beyond the outline of the tubular margin, said tubular margin extended beyond the body of the blade, and a handle driven on said extended tubular margin and said spur embedded in said handle to prevent its rotation. 1

2. A creasing device, comprising, a blade having a. tubular margin rolled back against the body of the blade, a second blade having its margin inserted between the rolled margin of the first blade and having a portion lying against the first blade, an ear on the tubular margin at one end for closing the tube, an obstruction on the second blade engaged within the rolled margin, said tubular margin extended beyond the body of the blade, and a handle driven on said extended tubular margin.

3. A creasing device, comprising, a blade having a tubular margin rolled back against the body of the blade, a second blade having its margin inserted between the rolled margin of the first blade and having a portion lying against the first blade, said tubular margin extended beyond the body of the blade, and a handle driven on said extended tubular margin.

JOHN J. GETGEY. 

